different between knowing vs accomplished

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n????/
• Rhymes: -????

Adjective

knowing (comparative more knowing, superlative most knowing)

1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

   • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.

2. Shrewd or showing clever awareness.

3. Suggestive of private knowledge.
4. Deliberate

Translations

Verb

knowing

1. present participle of know

Derived terms

• knowingly

Noun

knowing (plural knowings)

1. The act or condition of having knowledge.
   • 2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind (60th Anniversary Edition, 1949, page 194)

     Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

English

Alternative forms

• accomplisht (obsolete)

Etymology

• First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/

Adjective

accomplished (comparative more accomplished, superlative most accomplished)

1. Completed; effected; established.

   an accomplished fact

2. Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.

   an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
3. Showing skill and artistry.

   an accomplished first novel

Translations

Verb

accomplished

1. simple past tense and past participle of accomplish